Calf-feeder.



G. D, DAVIS.

GALP FEEDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 7, 1912.

. 74 3 1 3 Patented Sept. 30, 1913.

Chas. Davis UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIQE.

CHARLES D. nevrsorsecaarannro, CALIFORNIA.

GALE-FEEDER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLEs D. DAVIS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Sacramento, in the county of Sacramento, State ofCalifornia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCalf-Feeders, and I do declare the following to be a clear, full, andexact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this application.

This invention relates to improvements in farm paraphernalia andparticularly to devices used for teaching calves to drink milk from abucket or other receptacle for the purpose of weaning them from theirmothers, the object of the invention being to produce a nipple by theuse of which the calf can be made to drink from a bucket or otherreceptacle through said nipple and the nipple can then be closed causingthe calf to drink from the bucket or other receptacle entirely and hencethe use of the nipple can be gradually discontinued.

A further object of the invention is to produce a simple and inexpensivedevice and yet one which will be exceedingly effective for thepurposes'for which it is designed.

These objects, I accomplish by means of such structure and relativearrangement of the parts as will fully appear by a perusal of thefollowing specification and claims.-

.On 7 the drawings similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in the several views.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the complete device. Fig. 2 is asectional view taken on a line XX of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a view showing amodified form of body portion for the nipple structure.

Referring now more particularly to the characters of reference on thedrawings, the numeral 1 designates a body member provided with a centralorifice 2. On the lower end of such body member is a pair of spacedflanges 3 and 4 forming an intermediate groove into which is secured ahandle memher 5, which handle member projects upwardly in any desiredcurve to form a substantial support for the said body member 1. At theupper end of said body member Specification of Letters Patent. PatentedSept 34,) 1913 Application filed May 7, 1912.

Serial No. 695,612.

1 is a flange 6 adapted to receive an enlarged portion 8 of a nipple 7,which nipple is made of rubber or any other suitable composition ormaterial desired and is provided with the usual hole 9.

In practice the nipple 7 is tendered to the calf which will readily takethe same into its mouth and then the member 5 is used to pull the calfsmouth down into the bucket or other receptacle and then by sucking 011the nipple 7 the calf will draw a little from the bucket or receptacleup through the orifice 2 and hole 9. After the calf has sucked awhile inthis manner, the cork 10 is inserted in the bottom of the orifice 2which then shuts off the flow of milk through the orifice 2 and the hole9 and the calf will then draw the milk into its mouth and around saidnipple directly from said bucket or receptacle and hence the nipple 7may be withdrawn from its mouth entirely, leaving it to drink the milkwithout the nipple, thus attaining the object of the invention as setforth herein.

In practice the member 1 and its parts will be made preferably of glassbut if desired a metal casting or other material may be used and then inthat event the structure would be of the shape shown in Fig. 3, wherein11 designates the body, 12 a slot cut in the body to receive the handlemember and 13 the flange to receive the nipple, there being a centralorifice 14 for the same purpose as the orifice 2.

From the foregoing description it will be readily seen that I haveproduced such a device as substantially fulfils the objects of theinvention as set forth herein.

lWhile this specification sets forth in detail the present and preferredconstruction of the device, still in practice such deviations from suchdetail may be resorted to as do not form a departure from the spirit ofthe invention.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and useful anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A device of the character described comprising the combination of abody member provided with a central orifice, a pair of spaced flanges onthe lower end of said body member, a handle member projecting betweensaid flanges, a flange on the upper end of said body member, a nippleadapted to project over said last named flange, and a cork adapted to beinserted in adapted to project over said last named 10' said orifice, asdescribed. flange, as described.

2. A device of the character described In testimony whereof I aflix mysignature I lcomprising the combination of a body memin presence of twowitnesses.

er provided with a central orifice, a air of spaced flanges on the lowerend of said CHARLES DAVIS body member, a handle member projectingWitnesses: between said flanges, a flange 0n the upper STEPHEN N.BLEWETT, end of said body member, and a nipple I CLARENCE SMITH.

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